Shawn & Annette Bradley are Example of Tall/Short MarriageLife pg47 Feb00 P2By Cokie Roberts &Steven V RobertsTwo very different people can make a perfect match.

In an article in the new issue of Life Magazine, ABC news anchor Cokie
Roberts and her husband, political analyst Steven Roberts, use LDS
Church members Shawn and Annette Bradley as an example of a marriage
that overcame a striking difference: Pro-basketball player Shawn is
7-foot-6, while Annette is 5-foot-4.

The Bradleys say they are often asked "How do you kiss?" and "How do you
sleep?" as people are amazed at the difference in height between them.
"I've been tall my whole life. I've grown up with it, if you will," says
Shawn, 27. "When we fell in love, Annette had no idea what happens in
public because I'm tall. The way people treat us can be so intrusive."

The couple met while Shawn was playing in Philadelphia. Annette was
giving a talk in Church when their eyes met and locked. Since Shawn was
sitting, she had no idea how tall he was. Later, he asked for her phone
number in front of a dinner part of 15, "No one else in the room was
there, in my mind," he says. They took just two months to make the
decision and get married.

For the Bradleys, marrying someone that was LDS was important. "Couples
have trouble as it is," says Annette. "Shawn and I, we have our
struggles. It's our faith that keeps us together."